Dor

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Dor is the standard astronomical abbreviation for Dorado, a southern constellation named after the dolphinfish and known for containing part of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Dor canonical 4
R Dor 1
gam Dor 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical abbreviation ⓘ
constellation ⓘ
abbreviationOf Dorado ⓘ
associatedGalaxy Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ
borderedBy Horologium ⓘ
Hydrus ⓘ
Mensa ⓘ
Pictor ⓘ
Reticulum ⓘ
Volans ⓘ
constellationType southern constellation ⓘ
contains Tarantula Nebula ⓘ
numerous nebulae ⓘ
numerous star clusters ⓘ
numerous variable stars ⓘ
part of the Large Magellanic Cloud ⓘ
declinationRange approximately −55 degrees to −70 degrees ⓘ
hasStandardAbbreviation Dor ⓘ
hemisphere southern ⓘ
locatedIn Dorado ⓘ
southern celestial hemisphere ⓘ
namedAfter dolphinfish ⓘ
partlyLocatedIn Dorado ⓘ
rightAscensionRange approximately 4 hours to 6 hours ⓘ
symbolism dolphinfish ⓘ
usedBy International Astronomical Union ⓘ
usedIn astronomy ⓘ
visibleBestIn summer in Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
visibleFrom Southern Hemisphere ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dorado → abbreviation → Dor ⓘ
subject linked to: constellation Dorado
R Doradus → variableStarDesignation → R Dor ⓘ
linked to: Dor
Dorado → hasAbbreviation → Dor ⓘ
subject linked to: Xiphias
Dorado → hasStandardAbbreviation → Dor ⓘ
subject linked to: Dor
Gamma Doradus → SIMBADIdentifier → gam Dor ⓘ
linked to: Dor